Chasing Hats

Sixpence None the Richer, Divine Discontent

by John Carswell

Sixpence None the Richer will forever be associated with CCM. After all, that’s where they got their start, and they remain one of only a handful of CCMers to achieve success in the secular industry.

Winetasters

by John Carswell

Addison took his sip, closing his eyes as if he were engaged in the most solemn and pious prayer. Rob imagined he was so enveloped by the voluptuous sweetness of the flavor that the world was drowned out. But before Rob could taste, Addison opened his eyes and spoke…

Radiohead, OK Computer

by John Carswell

Rarely is genius, beauty, and greatness recognized in its own time - it’s usually stoned, actually. But in pop music, you get instant classics. Radiohead’s 1997 release, OK Computer, is one such example.

Heresy or Hearsay: Making Sense of the AAPC/RPCUS Controversy

by John Carswell

No doubt you’ve heard of the recent “denouncings” of Steve Wilkins, Steve Schlissel, John Barach, and Douglas Wilson. John Carswell summarizes the matter and throws in a few choice thoughts of his own.

Hallelujah!

by John Carswell

It seems that many of us think that we have been made alive in Christ in order to be pale-faced stoics exercising ourselves in an orgy of mental gymnastics. Not so, dear hearts. The head games we once played are dead.